Chitinase levels in guinea pig blood are increased after systemic infection with Aspergillus fumigatus

Glycobiology

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 627-634

  Overdijk, Bernard ^a   Van Steijn, Gé J ^a   Odds, Frank C ^b  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b JANSSEN RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (Belgium)

Author keywords

A. fumigatus; Chitinase; Guinea pig; Infection

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; AMPHOTERICIN B DEOXYCHOLATE; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; BETA GALACTOSIDASE; BETA GLUCOSIDASE; BETA N ACETYLHEXOSAMINIDASE; CHITINASE; FLUCONAZOLE; ITRACONAZOLE; LYSOSOME ENZYME; MANNOSIDASE;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; BLOOD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEFENSE MECHANISM; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ANALYSIS; ENZYME INDUCTION; ENZYME KINETICS; GEL FILTRATION; GUINEA PIG; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; INTRAPERITONEAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MYCOSIS; NONHUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; ANTIFUNGAL AGENTS; ASPERGILLOSIS; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; CHITINASE; ENZYME INDUCTION; GUINEA PIGS;

ANIMALIA; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; CAVIA; CAVIA PORCELLUS; MAMMALIA; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0029854392     PISSN: 09596658     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/glycob/6.6.627     Document Type: Article

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